Michael Bay Nails It

Rating: 7/10 (8 January 2006)

This is a very good film. Michael Bay has a real gift at stylizing action sequences. Though he failed with Armageddon, and Bad Boys 1, he blew the screen up here. Much like the feel of action in Bad Boys 2, The Island has an interesting premise and a few decent actors. Sure we have seen the idea before, though I wouldn't compare this plot to Logan's run as some have. This movie takes a couple of old ideas and gives them a life of their own. Without giving anything away, when the protagonists in the movie kiss for the first time, it is definitely magic on the screen. This could have been an excellent picture if not for some flaws of reasoning, but again I don't want to give anything away, so you make your own judgement there. I will say a couple action scenes are a bit over-the-top, but good action is why I watch movies like this. The reason this movie gets above a 5 though is because I was really impressed with the pace of the movie and the ideas behind the plot. He does a good job of predicting what 14 years from now may seem like, instead of making it way out of reach. Watch this picture with some popcorn and a girlfriend fellas, it's a lot of fun.